{"id":541,"date":"2020-10-05T12:34:28","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T19:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.britishcarforum.com\/Healey-Oregon\/?p=541"},"modified":"2020-10-05T12:38:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T19:38:50","slug":"technical-service-bulletins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.britishcarforum.com\/Healey-Oregon\/2020\/10\/05\/technical-service-bulletins\/","title":{"rendered":"TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Among the many BMC\/Austin factory publications I have collected over the decades there are some binders with technical service bulletins issued by BMC and\/or Austin and\/or Hambro, the US distributor.<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-542\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.britishcarforum.com\/Healey-Oregon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TSBs-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"651\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.britishcarforum.com\/Healey-Oregon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TSBs-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.britishcarforum.com\/Healey-Oregon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TSBs-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.britishcarforum.com\/Healey-Oregon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TSBs-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.britishcarforum.com\/Healey-Oregon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TSBs-1536x1148.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.britishcarforum.com\/Healey-Oregon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TSBs-2048x1531.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Some include solutions to recurring problems and some provide company policy on how to react to certain customer claims, or to curb excessive replacement of parts that were apparently cutting into profits a little too deeply.\u00a0 One such &#8220;confidential&#8221; bulletin dated July 17, 1967, plainly stated, &#8220;It is obvious that shock absorbers are being quite needlessly changed under Warranty.&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-543\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.britishcarforum.com\/Healey-Oregon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Shock-Absorbers-1-232x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.britishcarforum.com\/Healey-Oregon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Shock-Absorbers-1-232x300.jpeg 232w, https:\/\/blogs.britishcarforum.com\/Healey-Oregon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Shock-Absorbers-1-768x995.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.britishcarforum.com\/Healey-Oregon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Shock-Absorbers-1-1581x2048.jpeg 1581w, https:\/\/blogs.britishcarforum.com\/Healey-Oregon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Shock-Absorbers-1-scaled.jpeg 1976w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>It&#8217;s all just another fascinating insight into the world of sports car ownership and dealership operations in a simpler time.\u00a0 Oh, and if you&#8217;re curious, here&#8217;s the guidance that Hambro provided regarding shock absorber replacement:<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-547\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.britishcarforum.com\/Healey-Oregon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Shock-Absorbers-2-231x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"651\" height=\"845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.britishcarforum.com\/Healey-Oregon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Shock-Absorbers-2-231x300.jpeg 231w, https:\/\/blogs.britishcarforum.com\/Healey-Oregon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Shock-Absorbers-2-790x1024.jpeg 790w, https:\/\/blogs.britishcarforum.com\/Healey-Oregon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Shock-Absorbers-2-768x996.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.britishcarforum.com\/Healey-Oregon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Shock-Absorbers-2-1184x1536.jpeg 1184w, https:\/\/blogs.britishcarforum.com\/Healey-Oregon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Shock-Absorbers-2-1579x2048.jpeg 1579w, https:\/\/blogs.britishcarforum.com\/Healey-Oregon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Shock-Absorbers-2-scaled.jpeg 1974w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;Bounce car until noise disappears&#8221; is clearly an operation that only a factory-trained mechanic should attempt.<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Among the many BMC\/Austin factory publications I have collected over the decades there are some binders with technical service bulletins issued by BMC and\/or Austin and\/or Hambro, the US distributor. 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